2005-09-22_PERMIT FILE - M2005039

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Ridley Gravel Pit Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan (Revised 0912112005 as per adequacy letter dated 0912012005) The present vegetation on site will yield enough forage to support two (2) cows for fifty (50) acres. The reclamation plan we follow will provide a range condition which will be at least equal to that which existed previous to any mining. The depth of topsoil at this site is approximately two (2) feet. Every effort will be made to conserve and store topsoil from this site to ensure a good re- vegetation at the time of reclamation. Any overburden will be maintained in such a manner as to minimize erosion. Seeding will be implemented on the stockpile if deemed necessary. In areas which have been mined natural fines will be used to backfill and will be at a grade of 3:1 slope according to the reclamation map. This will be accomplished with a front -end loader which will also be used for compaction of the fill material to minimize erosion potential. The landowner is presently utilizing a portion of the previously disturbed area for winter - feeding of cattle which will be continued during mining and following reclamation. This area is delineated on the reclamation plan map included herewith. Seeding will commence after placing and compaction of the overburden soil. The plant variety to be used will be as the recommendation of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service (dryland pasture mix), as follows: Smooth brome Russian wildrye Crested wheatgrass Perennial ryegrass Orchardgrass Immediate wheatgrass Buffalo grass Blue grama Sideoats grama Western wheatgrass Galleta, Sand dropseed Needle and thread The overburden material will be at a depth of about 2 feet thick. The gravel to be mined is approximately 10 feet thick. The nature of the stratum immediately beneath the mined material is dirt and rock.